A report from the American Tort Reform Foundation cements Cook County’s dubious distinction as a desired destination for personal injury lawyers and plaintiffs looking to hit it big in the game of lawsuit lottery, naming the county to a list of the nation’s “Worst Judicial Hellholes.”

Add Teaser here

Peter Berkowitz is worried that too many college campuses are becoming the place where academic freedom goes to die.

Diana Rickert and the Liberty Justice Center are willing to carry their share of the weight in the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case deciding whether state employees should be required to pay union dues to keep their jobs.

Jim Dodge fails to see the logic of Senate Bill 1905. The state legislature recently failed to override the governor's veto of the bill.

Ted Dabrowski points to what’s happening in the suburb of Schaumburg as Exhibit A in his argument over why property taxes are becoming higher and higher for many suburban residents.

&&& State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) welcomes the role of serving as the face of change.

Andrew McCarthy thinks special counselor Robert Mueller tipped his hand in his ongoing Russia collusion probe with the recent indictments of three former Trump campaign officials, and he’s convinced many of the signals bode well for the president.

Scott Phelps is on a mission to change the way he sees young people viewing themselves and the way many of them have come to live their lives.

Rich Morthland isn’t surprised that even Gov. Bruce Rauner doesn’t want to take ownership of his first term in office.

Illinois’ unpaid vendor debt crept slightly higher during the first week of December, to $9,192,633,377.29, as of Dec. 6, the state comptroller's office said.

Mailee Smith says she’s studied thousands of criminal bills and still hasn’t found one quite like Senate Bill 1905.

Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) wants Illinois voters to know just how different she is from every other gubernatorial candidate now in the field for 2018.

Joseph Ocol embraces his role as coach of the Earle Stem Elementary School chess team, saying it's much more than teaching a game.

Brian McCann was forced to relive his pain all over again with the recent verdict in the Kate Steinle case in California.

Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) senses one of the keys to taking down Gov. Bruce Rauner in the 2018 Republican primary lies in reminding voters just how little they really seem to know about him. “You look at his record and what he said on the campaign trail when we all helped to elect him,” Ives said during a recent appearance on “Chicago's Morning Answer” radio show on WIND.

Jim Dodge argues that the way Illinois lawmakers have allowed the state’s runaway debt to accumulate is almost as depressing as the liability itself.

Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) ended all the suspense on Monday, officially announcing she will take on Gov. Bruce Rauner in the 2018 Republican primary.

Noah Rothman isn’t bashful about taking the position that Michigan Rep. John Conyers, now facing growing allegations of sexual harassment, is no longer fit to serve as a U.S. Congressman.

Grundy County State’s Attorney Jason Helland says he just can't stay in Grundy County when he knows Illinois needs him in the secretary of state's office.